Biography
Honors: MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team (2022)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
Career Summary: Ranks fifth in MSU program history with a 1.428 career assist-to-turnover (307-215) ratio…Ended her career ranked 18th all-time in assists with 307…Her 2.03 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2021-22 ranks fifth in program history for a single season…Averaged 5.0 assists per 40 minutes in her career.
2021-22: MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team…Started and appeared in 32 of MSU’s 33 games, missing one game due to injury…Averaged 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and led the Lady Bears with a career high 120 assists...Ranked first in the MVC and 41st nationally with a 2.03 assist-to-turnover ratio in her senior campaign…Recorded a career high 11 assists against Evansville (Feb. 24), marking the highest assist total for a Lady Bear since Casey Garrison recorded 13 assists Tulsa on December 8, 2009…Set her career high with nine rebounds at USC (Nov. 20) and matched it two more times throughout the season… Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.
2020-21: Started 11 of her 21 games, averaging 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds while ranking third on the team with 46 assists...Shot 35 percent (10-of-29) from 3-point range...Led the team in assists six times and dished out three-plus helpers in six games...Scored a season-high 12 points and went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc at UNI (Jan. 15)...Had a career-high eight rebounds in the NCAA Second Round win over Wright State (March 24)...Scored eight points in the MVC Tournament win over Southern Illinois (March 12)...Made all three attempts from 3-point range at Valpo (Jan. 31).
2019-20: Made 17 starts and played in all 30 games, averaging 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 22.4 minutes per contest...Team leader with 5.2 assists per 40 minutes...Made her first 19 free throws of the season, extending a streak to 20 consecutive makes dating to her freshman year, and shot 86 percent from the foul line...Logged a 2.53 assist-to-turnover ratio in 15 home games, a JQH Arena season record...Tallied a season-high 19 points at Oklahoma (Nov. 14) to help the Lady Bears overcome a 20-point deficit to win...Scored 10 points with a season-high seven assists at Boise State (Nov. 10)...Handed out three or more assists in 17 games, with six helpers versus Kansas City (Dec. 1), Missouri (Dec. 15) and Valpo (March 5)...Second on the team with 42 steals, leading MSU 12 times in that category.
2018-19: Played in all 35 MSU games as a true freshman, averaging 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 12.3 minutes...Became the Lady Bears’ 10th separate 100-point scorer on the season with a 3-pointer in the NCAA Tournament against No. 24 DePaul (March 23), marking the second time in school history for that accomplishment...Led the team with 4.9 assists per 40 minutes...Scored at least five points in 11 separate games with a high of nine at Valparaiso (Feb. 22)...Increased season averages to 3.9 points, 1.9 boards and 1.7 assists in MVC games...Shot 50 percent or higher from the floor in 16 games...Went 11-for-18 from the field over a six-game MVC stretch in February...Handed out eight assists in 20 minutes at Evansville (March 7), the most for an MSU freshman since 2015...Had multiple assists in 13 games.
Background: Four-year starter at Owasso High, playing multiple positions during her career but serving as the Rams’ point guard her final two seasons...Guided the Rams to a 26-3 record and Class 6A championship her senior season, averaging 10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game...Earned numerous awards as a senior, including all-state honors from the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association, conference player of the year, first-team all-state tournament, and Ms. Outside according the the Tulsa World...Filled the stat sheet as a junior with averages of 9.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks, earning Tulsa Elite 8 honors from Vype for a second consecutive season...Averaged 11.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a sophomore, helping the Rams to a state runner-up finish...Posted averages of 8.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.6 blocks as a freshman, and also played three seasons of volleyball for the Rams.
Personal: Mya Bhinhar is the daughter of Harpreet and Shellie Bhinhar...Born September 13, 1999, in Tulsa, Okla....Has one brother, Jaden...Majoring in chemistry.
